The Virginia Cavaliers' Danielle Collins was assigned to play one of the first matches of the U.S. Open when she meets No. 2 seed Simona Halep of Romania at 11 a.m. Monday in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Collins, who usually played on line 2 in U.Va. dual matches behind Julia Elbaba, earned her surprising trip to Flushing Meadows, N.Y., by winning the NCAA singles championship in May in Athens, Ga. The winner of that title, if it is an American, earns a wild-card Open berth.

Soccer:

Orlando City FC held off the host Richmond Kickers 3-2 in a matchup of the USL Pro league's top two clubs at City Stadium.

Richmond (13-2-10) suffered a rare defeat. City FC (17-3-4) doubled its edge to six points by gaining three for the victory.

Valdomiro Lameira's goal in the eighth minute and Kevin Molino's in the 52nd gave the Lions a 2-0 edge. George Davis IV scored to make it 2-1, but Orlando's Rafael Ramos returned the edge to 3-1.

Richmond's Nathaniel Robinson converted in the 78th minute to close the gap to 3-2, but the Florida squad held on.